James Taylor is sticking with his birthplace for the inauguration.

The North Carolina-bred singer will be performing at the Eastern Inaugural Ball at Union Station in Washington, D.C., Tuesday.

One of 10 official balls at which President-elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle will make an appearance, the regional ball is for residents of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and their guests.

Taylor was born in Massachusetts, raised in Carrboro and now lives in the Berkshires. He performed a series of shows across North Carolina in support of Obama in October, and was invited to — but did not attend — Gov. Beverly Perdue's inauguration.

He also played at a star-studded concert at the Lincoln Memorial Sunday.

North Carolinians looking for fun on Tuesday will be across town at the National Guard Armory for the Southern Inaugural Ball. They will be listening to the Derek Trucks Band with Susan Tedeschi and the Wil Gravatt Band.

To add insult to injury, Liquid Pleasure of Chapel Hill will be the other entertainer at the Eastern ball.

No word yet on whether Taylor will play "Carolina In My Mind" in his set.